By: Don Resh

The best way to get traffic to your website is to be at the top of the results page of a search engine. Since there can only be one at the top for every search query, your being actually there is next to impossible with the millions of sites and billions of articles contained within the internet.

However, that doesn’t mean that you shouldn’t strive to be part of the top ten in a results page. A good way, to rise through the rankings of search results is by having an article in each page of your website that contains at least 250++ words. This article should contain keyword and relevant content about your website or your product.

Link exchange programs are like merchant clans or chambers of commerce and industry. By being part of a link exchange program, you agree to display the links of other partner sites in your website. The links that will be placed in your website are those links that lead to other websites that are in the same category as your website. For example, if you have a gaming website, then most of your links will be other gaming sites as well. In return for placing their links on your site, they will reciprocate by placing a link on their webpage to your site. How does this increase traffic to your site? If in a search query, one of your partner sites shows up but yours does not, the searcher is redirected to that site. If your partner site does not have the product or idea needed by the searcher, then the searcher will probably click on the link to a partner site. There’s no guarantee that the link will be yours, but it gives you a chance.

Banner exchanges work much like link exchanges but you will need more space on your website to accommodate other website banners. If you are obsessive when it comes to the cosmetics of your website, then you probably won’t want this one. With so many banners flying around, you can get to look like the United Nations. Be that as it may, a potential active link is still one point in favor of your site being visited by someone.

Ezine article writing and newsletters are another way to herd some website traffic in your direction. You write hundreds, even thousands, of articles to saturate the web. Embedded within these articles are links to your website. Having all those articles around is much like having mini-websites scattered all over strategic places. With these articles, you can also give the reader an option to subscribe to your newsletters. If they accept, then you are right at their front door ready to make your sales pitch (email presentations in this case).

If you want it all to yourself, you can turn your site into something similar to Wikipedia. The only difference is that you have merchandise to sell on each page of your website while Wikipedia does not. Using this method, you are guaranteed a top ten placement in any search engine in the internet. Of course, this would mean a lot of work. But if you really want good money, then you have to give good effort.

The methods for increasing website traffic I mention in this article are just some of the many other ways available on the internet. The most successful are those that entail newsletters and ezine articles and link exchanges with other websites. You decide which method works best for your marketing efforts.

A problem that search engines encounter often is the design of websites that purely use advanced programming such as C++, JavaScript or CGI. If the navigation links within your site are powered by these advanced scripts alone, the search engine will not be able to fully browse your site. You need to provide links done in basic HTML so that the engine can read your website.

It takes months for a website with a new domain name (,com, ,org or ,edu) to show up on search engines. Google has imposed an ageing delay on new websites so that it doesn’t waste time on indexing websites that don’t last long. If you want to change your domain name, I suggest you rethink your plan and use what you have instead. A cosmetic facelift of your existing web pages along with several good quality SEO articles will serve you better in the long run. After all, you will be working with what you already have. If you know all the insides and outs of your website, then it would be so much easier to revise than replace because of familiarity.

Some internet marketers make the mistake of placing keyword density requirements above that of article quality. At first glance, it does make sense to optimize an article for your keywords rather than be concerned with artistic considerations or honest, from the heart writing. However, bear in mind that not everyone will buy your product or idea. You know that what you sell is sellable only to a certain target market. If you prioritize keyword optimization in your article rather than writing the article for the sake of the product you want to sell and for the information of your target audience, chances are you will attract buyers of another commodity that you do not have.

The keyword here is relevance. A person searching the internet for something he needs will filter out the search results by using the relevance criterion. My suggestion is, write the article for the sake of your product and for your target customers’ information. Place the priority of keywords as a secondary consideration. It’s all about relevance. I know that it would be a plus for you if you manage to pull in lots of traffic even though they don’t want anything to do with your site. Believe me, misleading a person in the internet is a risky business. That person you mislead can hit back by starting-up an email brigade against your website.

Be specific with your keywords. Don’t generalize. The biggest disadvantage of internet shopping is that customers are not able to scrutinize the product personally. What they usually do is find out from other sources what the product is all about, how it works, etc. When they decide to finally buy, they know what they’re looking for and will mostly likely use a specific name brand as part of their search strings. Your keywords need to be able to match those strings in terms of number of words matched and how the order of those words match. Others will search for stuff by using its sub-categories. For example, when looking for bras, women need to spell out their torso and cup size.

So, the bra size can be a 36 B or a 36 C. Then there are colors to choose from like red, burgundy and black. A bit more specific is the bra classification. Is it a half-cup or a push-up, or is it a sport bra? With these factors in mind, you can conclude that a woman looking for a bra in the internet can type in “black push-up bra 36-C”. Do you have key phrases to match those search strings? Are the words in your key phrases arranged in the same order? The final consideration is the literature where those keywords are embedded. If the article is just a jumble of words full of keywords, the search engine will most likely discard your website in favor of another. This will decrease the ranking of your website in the search results page. In worst case scenarios, they may actually ban your website from showing up in search results.

A lot of SEO experts claim that it isn’t the keyword, but the article that brings you success. Based on what is written above, I tend to agree. Do you?

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Don Resh is CEO of WebForce, Inc. He is a respected authority on Internet Marketing. For more on Keyword Optimization see: www.bizbuildsoftware.com/keywordbloodhound/ www.WebForceSolutions.com www.BizBuildSoftware.com www.TurboMaxSoftware.com

By: Bruce T. Woodward

We have all seen the “buy my e-book at a specially discounted super-duper low price of $49.99 and learn the secrets to making a million dollars overnight” advertisements that claim that they can sell those very same e-books for one, two, three and sometimes more hundred dollars. Simply stated, they can’t. From the position of an experienced online entrepreneur and internet marketer, if they could sell it for more they would.

It is not that we are greedy money hungry people, but it is capitalism. It is what makes capitalism work. You do not give away a Lamborghini Diablo (a two-hundred plus thousand dollar car) for one hundred bucks because you pass a guy on the street that does not have a car. It is not that you are a bad person, but it would be silly to do so.

The same can be said about anything with true worth and value, even e-books and other online marketing tools. If you spend the time as an author to research it and to put it together in words for your readers, you are going to want the most compensation that you can get out of it. If you, the author, thinks that it is a twenty dollar book, you are going to sell it for twenty bucks.

The illusion that it is “on sale” or that the author/publisher wants to give it “only” to you for a reduced price is an age-old tactic in internet marketing. The same as “You can get it for the next twenty minutes for twenty dollars, then the price will go up to $199, so get it NOW!” These are nothing more than HTML code and java scripts. Similar to the television advertisements of “buy in the next ten minutes and we will give you twice as much” only to see the same commercial an hour later!

Now, with all of this said, I am not saying that twenty dollar e-books are bad things. I am saying, do not get your hopes too high for huge profits from one twenty dollar e-book as often times it is a lead in to wanting you to buy more. Just remember the adage if it seems too good to be true, it probably is ; and that you get what you pay for.

One of the easiest ways to avoid scams though is a little research. It is absolutely amazing what you can find on Google and other search engines these days, and it is easier than ever to find information on just about any product that you are looking to buy/invest in.

If you find that e-book, that training package, that other product of whatever kind that you are seeking and the sales pitch has gotten you hooked and you are ready to hit that “Buy Now” button, WAIT. Open another tab in IE 7 (IE 6 would be new window) and go to Google (or your favorite search engine) and simply copy and paste either the name of the author or the name of the product into the search field and look at the results. More often than not, people are more likely to spend the time to post to message boards or blogs or wherever else available if they feel that they have been scammed on a product, and search engines are the best way to locate the boards and bad reviews (and even the good ones) if they exist.

There are a couple of other ways as well. You can look for reliability seals. Unfortunately, most of them are buy-ins, so, for the most part, if you pay the membership fee you will have access to the seal, regardless of your reputation … but it is an advancement on helping consumers decide what to bad.

If you are still unsure about the product email (or otherwise contact) the author/producer. Profiting4Less.com has my contact information right on the main page, where if you have any questions about any products on the site, you can email me (and yes, it is my personal email address). Expect the same from other reputable authors/publishers. Again, that is definitely not to say that if there is no contact information they are scammers, but it is re-assuring to have contact information there.

Also look for the guarantees. Most of the programs at Profiting4Less.com has guarantees because we and the author/publishers believe in the content. If the seller believes in the consumer and the product, he/she/they will offer a guarantee on that product(s).

With a little diligence and investigative techniques, you can help protect yourself from the scammers out there.

About The Author:

Bruce T. Woodward

Profiting4Less.com
Travel 4 Less

Bruce has been in the Internet Marketing business for almost ten years and owns and operates Profiting4less.com and Travel 4 Less.

By: Peter Lee

As there are thousands of affiliate products in the online market you really need to choose the right ones that suit your business program or the strategies that you currently focus on.

Before I touch on about how you can find good affiliate products for your Home Business, it is important to understand what are the attributes of a good affiliate product. A good product is one that sells phenomenally and isn’t likely to stop anytime. Finding good products may be a challenge for you, and you do want quality products with a low refund rate so that your business remains profitable. On the same breath do not forget that the prospective buyer never sees the product until he buys it, so quality isn’t really the entire picture.
Resale Rights

There are basically two types.
Basic Resale Right: which gives you the right to resell the product. When one of your customers buys this product, he owns the product for his personal use.

Master Resale Right: which gives you the right to resell the product as well as to sell the resale rights for the product. When one of your customers buys it, he owns this product and at the same time he can also sell the right to resell the product to his own customers.

Having resale rights to a product can give you an edge over others but more importantly it may present you with a good strategy when you offer it in addition to another product that you are promoting. An example would be to give away a free e-book or sell at a discounted price, if customers purchase your main product.

Sell Other People’s Products

Don’t try to create your own products unless you know what you are doing. The rational here is that it takes a long time to create new products and even for seasoned marketers, you would be starting without a track record. It is a bad approach to try to manufacture demand for something people don’t really want. In reality, it is harder to generate demand than to satisfy demand.

Which Affiliate Company To Focus On

My recommendation is to sell or promote affiliate products. I would recommend visiting each affiliate network before you make a decision. It may be easier to just focus on one affiliate network and few products so that you do not overwhelm yourself in the beginning.

There are several options for locating affiliate products to sell. One of the best places to look for affiliate products is a site called Clickbank. I highly recommend it as one of your options to make online profits and their commission rates on average run anywhere from 10% -75% per each sale made.

Research Your Niche
You will also need to do a little research to determine your niche to target the type of affiliate products people are searching for in search engines. Your goal is to find something lots of people search for, but doesn’t have ridiculous competition and you’ve got a good target market for your Internet Marketing business.

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By: Dany

The goals of scam baiting carry the pleasure of baiters and their readers. To that end, a general status symbol among scam baiters is the collection or display of a photographic “trophy,” a picture apparently taken of the scammer, typically while holding custom made signs, or in odd poses with exact props (such as placing a fish on one’s head). Other trophies could include documents such as oaths and the pseudo legal documents, taken as the 419 scamr as a step forward towards a hopeless goal.

There are handfuls on common sense basic rules, which a scam baiter should follow:

1. The first rules is to have a good anti-virus software running on your system all the time and do keep the virus definitions ready. This is must for any computer which has internet connection but it is most significant for the scam baiting.
2. Make sure you don’t believe in anything, which a scammer tells you until you know it is true. In case scammer tells you “here is my photo” you could argue it isn’t. If on Monday the scammer tells you its Monday, check the calendar. It’s possibly Tuesday.

3. Next you should make sure that you do not give any real personal information to the scammer. This needs to be very obvious. Any actual personal information carries your real name, real address, place of work, real bank account number, and personal e-mail address and so on.

4. Remember you should never go to meet any scammer in person, regardless of their location given. As most scammers are just nothing more than pretty cheat artists, there had been many cases of muggings, kidnappings and also murder of people who had gone to meet with 419 scammers. Please do not do it.

5. And the most important rule is, you should never involve directly any innocent third parties in your scam bait. No matter how much you may hate you boss or your ex-spouse, don’t take revenge through this. You should not take on the identity of any real person existing or do not send a scammer to meet with any real person.

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Dany Siraz is an expert in analyzing and describing the spam’s that are making the people to fall as prey without awareness, especially the Nigerian 419 scams. He had published many articles about describing the way of spam producers to fraud the people especially through e-mails, and had advised the best ways and tips to escape from these spam frauds. For further more details of Nigerian 419 scam visit to www.nigerianspam.com/.

By: Robert D 

What makes a great website? How does the design of a website affect its popularity? If these are just some of the questions that come to your mind read on. Sometimes, it requires a trained eye to find flaws in a website’s design. If you are wondering how a website analyst analyses a website or what criteria a website critic bases his opinion on, here are a few pointers to help you make a website that is both commercially successful and gets critical acclaim.

A vital aspect in the success of any website is its user friendliness. If you own an e-commerce website, it is important that all your products are easily accessible. For example, you could boast of having the largest database on the internet, but if it takes a user a long time to find what he is looking for then the database does not amount to much. Look at any successful e-commerce site and you will notice that they have a search feature that allows users to find what they are looking for without much fuss. As a matter of fact, no matter how advanced your website is, if a critic cannot find what he is looking for when he is reviewing your site chances are your site will not receive a good review.

Another thing you need to look out for is that not all internet users have broadband connections. Even in the United States, only 60% of all internet users are using broadband connections; this means if your site is heavy on graphics and does load quickly you are loosing precious traffic. Make sure that you check your website with various internet connection speeds; many websites actually have a dial-up and broadband version of the same website. An ideal website has to be a blend of speed and features. If you are planning on using newer technology, test the website with all major web browsers like Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox and Opera. Website critics also make it a point to test a website with various browsers to see if the website is cross browser compatible.

The ideal website has to be a blend of graphics, content and ease of use. Also remember that search engine optimization can translate into website design and content changes. If you are getting a website developed from the ground up, make sure that you allow for search engine optimization based changes. Sometimes search engine optimization requires removing /adding certain components from a website; it is always a good idea to work in collaboration with a search engine optimization firm while your site is being developed.

If you are not satisfied with the way your website looks or if you are not satisfied with the traffic your website is receiving, it is always a good idea to get professional feedback. You can visit websites like www.website-evaluations.co.uk that offer critical inputs on all aspects of a website from the design to the search engine friendliness of the site.

Website Audits

Just like a financial audit, a website audit is designed to carry out a comprehensive analysis of a website. A website audit takes into account the user friendliness of the website, the design and other aspects. Once the website has been thoroughly analysed using various criteria, a complete report is created that outlines the various pros and cons of the website. In addition, a website audit also offers suggestions to improve the quality of the website. If you are looking for a comprehensive over view of your website, the best option is to go for a website audit like the one available on website-evaluations.co.uk . Make sure you discuss the findings with your design and development team so you can make the most of the website audit.

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Robert D is the author of this article on Website Evaluation. Find more information about Website Critique Service here.